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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 113 Issue 06

Titan women strive in final home game; Dean defeats Cal State Bakersfield, 57-44 promotes McCarthy makeover MELANIE NGUYEN Asst. Editor

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Guard Una Jovanovic tied with teammate Ruby MacDonald for a team-high 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds Saturday aganst Cal State Bakersfield.

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Finishing with three double-digit scorers, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team beat the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners,

57-44, Saturday at Titan Gym on senior night. The Titans improved their record to 13-15 overall and 8-11 in conference play. CSUF currently sits in seventh in the Big West, but would be ranked sixth seed in the Big West Championship due to UC San Diego not participating in the tournament this year as

CSUF Housing grieves victims of violence

they are still ineligible to participate in postseason during their four-year transition to D1. Offensively, the Titans were led by Una Jovanovic who scored 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting, also adding 3 assists and 9 rebounds. Jovanovic is third in the Big West in shooting, averaging 14.6 points per game.

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MELISSA RENDON Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton’s Housing and Residential Engagement held a candlelight vigil last Tuesday in honor of recent victims of gun violence. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

This included victims that died in mass shootings within the last year including Memphis, Colorado Springs, Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. The vigil began at the CSUF Housing basketball courts and finished at SEE CANDLELIT

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Softball upsets No. 3 Florida at three-day tournament EMILY WILSON

Community coordinator Alma Zepeda made a wall display to honor shooting victims.

CSUF forward Ruby MacDonald also shined, scoring a season-high 12 points and shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field. Center Ashlee Lewis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics debuted the recent $40 million renovation on the second floor of McCarthy Hall to the Associated Students’ board meeting Tuesday. Nicholas Furtado, the ASI board of directors member for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said this space was necessary for students because biological sciences is a core requirement to graduate. “The more students feel seen, the more effort they’re going to put into their own education. And when things become accessible, available and upgraded, it’s a shiny new toy so everyone wants it,” Furtado said. According to CSUF News, $32 million was provided by the CSU and the rest was covered by Cal State Fullerton. Marie Johnson, the dean of College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said this $40 million was also used for fire, light and safety improvements to update McCarthy Hall to 2023 building code standards.

After competing against multiple ranked opponents, Cal State Fullerton softball won three out of five games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City over the weekend. On Saturday, the Titans won both their games, upsetting No. 3 ranked University of Florida, 5-4 in extra innings after infielder Hannah Becerra hit a walk-off 2-run home run in the eighth inning to earn the victory for the Titans. Earlier in the day, CSUF had shut out Oregon State, 4-0, after the game was delayed for over an hour. The Titans split their games on Friday, beating No. 24 Oregon, 5-0, before losing to No. 2 Oklahoma, 8-0, via a run-rule, ending in five innings. The Titans’ loss against the Sooners came as no surprise, as the defending champs torched the competition going undefeated in the tournament. To begin the tournament, CSUF

lost against San Diego State, 6-5, in extra innings for their only game on Thursday. Becerra leads the team in RBIs with 13, batting in seven runs over the weekend including four against Florida. Outfielder Megan Delgadillo continues to lead the team in total hits, recording six over the weekend including batting 3-for-3 against No. 24 Oregon on Friday. Every team the Titans faced batted under their season batting average, which is a testament to the pitching staff and their strong performance. Pitcher Myka Sutherlin appeared in three games, two of which were starts where she recorded the win. She pitched two full-game shutouts, one against Oregon while striking out five batters and the other against Oregon State where she striked out six. After picking up a loss against Oklahoma due to giving up five runs in her first and only inning, pitcher Raci Miranda redeemed herself against Florida, earning the win.

Miranda pitched the final 2.1 innings of the extra-innings victory and only gave up two hits. Pitcher Haley Rainey recorded one loss against San Diego State after giving up three runs in 5.1 innings pitched. She also struck out nine batters in her start against Florida as well as giving up eight hits. The pitching staff continues to lead the Big West conference with an overall ERA of 1.51, with Rainey being second individually with a 0.98 ERA and Sutherlin being third with a 1.00 ERA. This weekend, the Titans proved that they could compete at the highest level with their wins against ranked opponents. The Judi Garman Classic next weekend will provide another opportunity to solidify that as CSUF prepares to host No. 1 UCLA and No. 25 Central Florida. The Titans will return Thursday to play Michigan at the Anderson Family Field. The first pitch is set for 5:30 p.m.